How are you connecting the Video from the Oppo to the TV?
Component of HDMI? If HDMI it could be that the Oppo is actually doing the shutting down of the audio, since it sees that HDMI in use, have you checked you Audio output settings in the Oppo?
Component of HDMI? If HDMI it could be that the Oppo is actually doing the shutting down of the audio, since it sees that HDMI in use, have you checked you Audio output settings in the Oppo?